MCA Elects 2014 Officers and Board of Directors at Annual Meeting

February 6, 2014, Chicago, IL

The Metal Construction Association (MCA), an organization of manufacturers and suppliers whose metal wall and roofing components are used in buildings throughout the world, elected its 2014 officers and board of directors at its Annual Meeting on January 27 in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Karl L. Hielscher, president/CEO of Metl-Span, Lewisville, TX was elected chair of the association. Norbert Schneider, president of Umicore Building Products, Raleigh, NC was elected vice-chair and Ed Karper, North American coil marketing manager for Akzo Nobel Coatings, Inc., Columbus, OH will serve as secretary. Dale Nelson, president of Roof Hugger, Inc., Odessa, FL was elected treasurer. Todd E. Miller, president of Isaiah Industries, Inc., Piqua, OH will serve as past chair. Also serving on the Executive Committee is Bill Croucher, director of engineering for Fabral, Lancaster, PA as technical committee chair; Renee Ramey, marketing manager for Steelscape, Inc., Kalama, WA as market development chair, and Bill Hippard, vice president of sales at Precoat Metals, St. Louis, MO as president of the Metal Roofing Alliance.

Laurel McLallen, David Stermer and Bob Zabcik are all new additions to the board this year. “MCA welcomes the insight and input from our new board members,” said Karl Hielscher, MCA Chair. “We look forward to the contributions from this talented group of metal construction industry professionals.”

MCA’s 2014 Annual Meeting, held January 26 to 28 at the Sandpearl Resort in Clearwater Beach, Florida, was attended by more than 125 current members, interested parties, and guests. In addition to the election of officers, the meeting focused primarily on council and committee work, especially technical and market development activities, a state of the association report, and a reception and awards dinner. Kermit Baker, chief economist for the American Institute of Architects in Washington, DC, presented "Charting the Construction Recovery" during the Opening General Session.

The Metal Construction Association brings together a diverse industry for the purpose of expanding the use of metal in construction through marketing, research and technology and education. Companies involved in MCA gain tremendous benefit from association activities that focus on research, codes and standards, market development, and technical programs. MCA’s market development efforts increase the use of metal materials in construction through the education of the building and design communities about the benefits of metal.

MCA’s next meeting is the 2014 Semi-Annual Meeting, set for June 23-25, 2014 at the Westin O’Hare in Rosemont, Illinois.